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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailThe owner of the Los Angeles Times reportedly considered launching a conservative version of the daytime talk show The View and met with comedian and anti-vaccine advocate Rob Schneider and the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., actor Cheryl Hines, to discuss it.Patrick Soon-Shiong, the pharmaceutical businessman, met with the two celebrities – both known for their ties to conservatism – last month, according to journalist Oliver Darcy, who reported the news in…
The Golden Globes 2025 are just around the corner! Find out when they’re airing, along with more info, below. Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images It’s awards season in Hollywood, and the events kick off with the Golden Globe Awards this weekend. The Golden Globes, second only in prestige to the Academy Awards, recognize the best and the brightest in the entertainment industry in the past year. Presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, (HFPA,) it formally honors outstanding work in international film and television, and has been doing so for over 80 years, since 1944. Sometimes referred to…
The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security pursues efforts to provide a brief explanation to foreign audiences on the current topics of particular interest as regards Ukraine. FALSE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST UKRAINE BY THE UN The 41st periodic report of the UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights alleges that Ukraine restricts religious freedom. ● The conclusions pertain to a law prohibiting the subordination of religious organizations in Ukraine to governing centers located in the aggressor state. ● This prohibition does not limit religious freedom as it does not affect the right to worship. ● The law was…
By AMANDA SEITZ | Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said on Friday.Murthy’s advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the bad effects that alcohol has on human health.Americans should particularly be better informed about the link between alcohol and cancer, Murthy argues in his advisory, noting alcohol consumption is to blame for nearly 1 million preventable cancer cases in the U.S. over the last decade. About 20,000 people die every year from those alcohol-related cancer cases, according to…
A young boy was rescued after surviving five days in a game park full of lions and elephants in Zimbabwe, a lawmaker in the east African country said this week. Mutsa Murombedzi, a member of Zimbabwe’s parliament, said in a Wednesday post on social media that Tinotenda Pudu had strayed into the Matusadona Game Park and ended up “sleeping on a rocky perch, amidst roaring lions, passing elephants… and just the unforgiving wild,” before he was eventually found by rangers.CBS News partner network BBC News said Zimbabwe’s national Parks & Wildlife Management Authority had confirmed the incident and said Pudu…
Nikki Glaser can add award show host to her resumé! The comedian and ‘DWTS’ alum is hosting the Golden Globes on January 5, 2025. Learn more about her here. Image Credit: FilmMagic for HBO/Max Nikki Glaser, 40, is set to host the 2025 Golden Globes on January 5, 2025. In a statement on the Golden Globes website, she shared, “I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Golden Globes. It’s one of my favorite nights of television and now I get a front row seat (actually, I think I have to host from the stage).” The comedian is no stranger to television, previously…
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The new-look XDS Astana team have announced its 14th incoming transfer for the 2025 season, rounding out their dealings for the off-season.Chinese rider Haoyu Su has joined the Kazakhstani squad, signing on a two-year deal from Continental squad China Glory-Mentech. He’ll take up the 30th spot on the WorldTour squad after XDS Astana moved Gleb Syritsa to the team’s development squad last week.Su joins a swathe of new faces at the team for 2025 following the sizeable investment from Chinese bike manufacturer XDS, including Fausto Masnada, Diego Ulissi, Clément Champoussin, Sergio Higuita, and Wout Poels.”It is a great honor to…
D3sign | Moment | Getty ImagesStocks soared in 2024.Congratulations! After taking a victory lap, it may be time to adjust your portfolio — because those heady returns likely threw your investment allocations out of whack.The S&P 500, a stock index of the largest public U.S. companies by market capitalization, gained 23% in 2024. Cumulative S&P 500 returns over the past two years (53%) were the best since 1997 and 1998.Long-term investors generally have a target allocation of stocks to bonds — say, 60% stocks and 40% bonds. But lofty returns for stocks relative to muted ones for bonds may mean…
The festive decorations are being boxed away, the fitness trends are in full swing, and the days of the week are becoming clearer again. The start of January rings in a new year and, of course, the first shoots of the 2025 cycling season.Admittedly, teams and riders don’t wait for the clock to strike midnight and for the fireworks to fizzle out before they start gearing up for the new season – preparations began almost two months ago. Yet it’s in January when things start to get serious, and more importantly, pedals are turned in anger once more.Here at Cyclingnews,…